Gable Steveson faced 2019 sexual assault allegations that were later dropped

Gable Steveson, the Olympic champion and UFC newcomer mentored by Jon Jones, was arrested in June 2019 along with a teammate on allegations of group sexual assault involving a foreign object. The alleged victim went to the hospital and immediately filed charges. However, the charges were ultimately dropped due to a legal loophole that prevented the victim's testimony from being admitted because she had voluntarily consumed alcohol on the night of the incident. There were no witnesses other than the victim and the two accused wrestlers, and their accounts contradicted each other. While there was no direct evidence of Steveson's guilt, the law was changed after this case to ensure that victim testimony is now considered in court regardless of alcohol consumption. The post notes that how one interprets this situation is a personal decision.